The moon's radius is $1/4$ that of the earth and its mass is $1/80$ times that of the earth. If $g$ represents the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth, that on the surface of the moon is
$g/4$
$g/5$
$g/6$
$g/8$
The moon's radius is $1/4$ that of the earth and its mass is $1/80$ times that of the earth. If $g$ represents the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth, that on the surface of the moon is
Using $g = \frac{{GM}}{{{R^2}}}$ we get ${g_m} = g/5$
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